Tallow Fried Guinea Hen - Snoop Dogg style

smokingal

I recently came across a video featuring a bunch of celebrity fried chicken recipes and Snoop Dogg's recipe won out.  I had a guinea hen on hand and used it in place of chicken.  I left out the orange peel the recipe called for in the brine and let the hen parts soak overnight.








Oak and cherry wood smoked guinea hen backbone & giblets and a combination of chicken and duck stock from previous sous vide wing cooks were slow cooked overnight and then strained to form a rich stock for gravy.









The brined hen was patted dry and received a quick soak in a buttermilk and egg bath before being tossed into a blended flour mixture.  Snoop's recipe calls for crumbled potato chips, in this case bbq chips.  I also substituted finely crushed tortilla chips in lieu of the cornmeal.






The guinea hen was then deep fried in rendered dry aged A5 Wagyu tallow.










Meat and carb (no veggie) dinner:








The brine and the slow cooked stock used for the gravy were the standout improvements as far as my normal fried bird and fixins' recipes go.  The meat was well seasoned to the bone and the gravy's poultry flavor was profoundly deep.  The chips, while maybe enhancing the crust's crispiness ever so slightly, added absolutely nothing to this dish.  The deep fry in tallow technique is also a keeper and I attribute the bulk of the crust flavor improvements and crunch to its use.  While the guinea hen was delicious, the texture reminded me of a more tender version of the smoked turkey wings I made some time ago.  Not a huge fan.  I have one more that I may have another go at, but I think chicken works best for this purpose.

Battleborn

Looks like a great meal!

lousubcap

No hitch in your step.  Another great and well documented cook.  Always a masterpiece.  Congrats and thanks for sharing.  

saluki2007

Did you know Snoop pays a man to roll and hand him a blunt 24/7?  Can we come up with an agreement similar only with food instead of blunts?

dbCooper

Most impressive, thank you for sharing.

As I have previously noted, you leave me lacking for superlatives to compliment you.  "Aspire" and "Inspire" are what you bring, thank you.

JethroBodeen

Awesome!

johnnyp

Dayum

billt01

Botch

Winner, winner!  
 
I remember when Snoop Puppy Poop introduced Larry King to Chicken-n-Waffles; that was funny.  

smokingal

saluki2007 said:

Did you know Snoop pays a man to roll and hand him a blunt 24/7?  Can we come up with an agreement similar only with food instead of blunts?

Snoop is quite the character.  I wonder how much his blunt roller makes per year.

Botch said:

Winner, winner!  
 
I remember when Snoop Puppy Poop introduced Larry King to Chicken-n-Waffles; that was funny.  

I bet that was something to see.

Dyal_SC

Fo shizzle. 

TrippleRipple

As always, that is outstanding. You may be the first person to fry a bird in DRY AGED A5 WAGYU TALLOW!!  I felt bougie when I stepped it up to peanut oil.

WeberWho

smokingal said:

saluki2007 said:

Did you know Snoop pays a man to roll and hand him a blunt 24/7?  Can we come up with an agreement similar only with food instead of blunts?

Snoop is quite the character.  I wonder how much his blunt roller makes per year.

He has said between 40 and 50k a year plus all expenses when traveling with him. 

thetrim

DAY YUM!  I'd hit that all day and all knight!